The Supreme Court on July 6 refrained from intervening in a petition challenging the “mechanical and repeated shutdown” of internet services in Manipur, noting that a Division Bench of the Manipur High Court is already hearing the issue and has constituted an expert committee on June 27 to examine the possibility of providing limited internet to the public.
A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud said the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended a new Chief Justice for the Manipur High Court and the judge would be in the saddle very soon.
Delhi High Court judge Justice Siddharth Mridul was proposed by the Supreme Court Collegium on July 5 for appointment as Manipur Chief Justice.
